Category: Rides

Our first ride of 2023 was on 2 January, which was a Bank Holiday. It was wet, so we had a short ride to Popham Airfield and refreshments at the Spitfire Cafe there.

Our last ride of the year was on the 21 December to Milbury’s at Beauworth for lunch.

We had a good day out at the annual Reading Toy Run organised by Reading Christian Motorcyclists in aid of Dr Barnado’s. We supported the event in a number of ways, with our gazebo being used as part of the toy collection point, a number of our members acting as marshalls and a ride-in to the start of the run for our members. Here are some photos of the day.

We had a Sunday ride-out to Savages Garden Centre in Blewbury.

For Remembrance Sunday, we rode to the Army Flying Museum at Middle Wallop. We set off early, so we could arrive well before 11am so we could observe the minute silence there. The assorted military hardware in the background provided an appropriate reminder for the day.

We had a very wet ride to Thruxton and visited the Jackeroo Cafe there. Here is a photo of us getting together at the start of the ride. You can see the puddles on the ground.

We went for a mid-week ride and stopped off for lunch in the cafe at Goodwood motor racing circuit. The cafe has balcony overlooking the main straight and pitlane. There was a car trackday in progress which we could watch from the balcony.

We went for a ride to Rawles Classic Cars Open Day. They had lots of cars there and an amazing collection of Austin Healey’s. Here are some photos from the day.

The weather forecast warned of rain, but we set off anyway for a ride to Loomies, the popular biker cafe near Petersfield. The cafe was less crowded than usual, and the sofa area inside was free, so we got to eat and drink in comfort and style.

There was a slight panic when one of us locked his helmet in his topbox and then the key broke off in the lock, but we managed to sort it out and all was well. The rain held off as well.

We rode to Compton Abbas airfield, stopping for a brief pitstop at the Army Flying Museum on the way. Here are few pictures from the ride.